freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/api/pattern/en.md

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The Pattern object in FreeSewing's core library holds all data and logic of a pattern. It is the parametric blueprint that when instantiated with a user's measurements and objects will generated a made-to-measure pattern.

Pattern constructor

function freesewing.Pattern(object settings) 

A pattern is instantiated by passing a settings object to the pattern constructor.

This settings objects holds, amongst other things, the measurements and options chosen by the user. Refer to the settings documentation for an exhaustive list.

Pattern properties

Property	Description
config	The pattern configuration
is	A string that will be set to draft or sample when you respectively draft or sample a pattern.
options	The options as set by the user
parts	A plain object to hold your parts
Part	The Part constructor
settings	The settings as set by the user
store	A Store instance
svg	An Svg instance

• settings : The settings as set by the user
• options : the options as set by the user
• config : The pattern configuration
• parts : A plain object to hold your parts
• Part : The Part constructor
• store : A Store instance
• svg : An Svg instance
• is : A string that will be set to draft or sample when you respectively draft or sample a pattern. This allows plugins that hook into your pattern to determine what to do in a given scenario.

Pattern methods